The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 55, 1580-1581, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Pericardial closure without pericardial substitute
WR Berry, RR Klingman and VA Ferraris
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical College, New York.
Primary closure of the native pericardium is recommended whenever possible,
and pericardial substitutes are advocated when primary closure is not
feasible. To avoid foreign material, we have employed a unique method of
dissection to allow mediastinal coverage without tension.